* {{App|[[Wikipedia:Dink Smallwood|Freedink]]|Free and enhanced version of the action-adventure "Dink Smallwood".|http://www.freedink.org/|{{AUR|freedink}}}}

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* {{App|[[Wikipedia:Neverball|Neverball]]|3D game to guide a ball through a maze.|http://neverball.org/|{{Pkg|neverball}}}}

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* {{App|Bomberclone|Free Bomberman-like game for Linux and Windows. The rules of the game are simple: run though a level and bomb other players.|http://bomberclone.sourceforge.net/homepage/|{{Pkg|bomberclone}}}}

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* {{App|Ceferino|Action game similar to Super Pang.|http://www.losersjuegos.com.ar/juegos/ceferino|{{AUR|ceferino}}}}

* {{App|Ultrastar-ng|Clone of SingStar, a music video game.|http://performous.org/|{{AUR|ultrastardx}}}}

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* {{App|Viruskiller|Your computer has been invaded! Using your trusty mouse you must shoot the buggers before they can destroy your files!|http://www.parallelrealities.co.uk/projects/virusKiller.php{{linkrot|2013|05|19}}|{{AUR|viruskiller}}}}

* {{App|[[Wikipedia:Glest|Glest]]|Free 3D real-time strategy game, where you control the armies of two different factions: Tech, which is mainly composed of warriors and mechanical devices, and Magic, that prefers mages and summoned creatures in the battlefield.|http://glest.org|{{AUR|glest}}}}

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* {{App|Globulation 2|Multiplayer RTS with some "economic" elements minimizing the amount of micromanagement.|http://globulation2.org/wiki/Main_Page|{{Pkg|glob2}}}}

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* {{App|[[Wikipedia:MegaGlest|MegaGlest]]|Fork of Glest, a 3D real-time strategy game in a fantastic world.|http://sourceforge.net/projects/megaglest/|{{Pkg|megaglest}}}}

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* {{App|[[Wikipedia:Netpanzer|Netpanzer]]|Realtime Strategy game like Command and Conquer but without building bases.|http://www.netpanzer.org/|{{AUR|netpanzer}}}}

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* {{App|Spring|RTS game engine. Popular games based on spring include Kernel Panic ({{Pkg|spring-kp}}) and Spring: 1944 ({{Pkg|spring-1944}}).|http://springrts.com/wiki/Games|{{Pkg|spring}}}}

* {{App|Nexuiz|Free, open-source first person shooter. Development ceased, most of the developers moved to project [http://xonotic.org/ Xonotic].|http://alientrap.org/nexuiz|{{AUR|nexuiz}}}}

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* {{App|nQuake|Fast paced multiplayer FPS focusing on movement and trick jumps. This is the popular Quake / QuakeWorld package, including ezQuake client, 24bit textures, maps, bots and more. Automatic post-installation set up. Can play on-line for free.|http://nquake.sourceforge.net/|{{AUR?|nquake}}}}

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* {{App|Open Arena|Fast multiplayer shooter based on the quake3-engine.|http://openarena.ws|{{Pkg|openarena}}}}

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* {{App|[[Wikipedia:Red Eclipse|Red Eclipse]]|Single-player and multi-player first-person ego-shooter, built as a total conversion of Cube Engine 2.|http://redeclipse.net|{{AUR|redeclipse}}}}

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* {{App|[[Wikipedia:Tremulous|Tremulous]]|FPS with elements of real time strategy, featuring humans and aliens.|http://tremulous.net/|{{Pkg|tremulous}}}}

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* {{App|Unvanquished|Team-based fps/rts hybrid game which pits aliens against humans. Monthly release that can be played on official servers.|http://unvanquished.net/|{{AUR|unvanquished}}}}

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* {{App|[[Urban Terror]]|Modern multiplayer FPS based on the ioquake3 engine.|http://urbanterror.info|{{Pkg|urbanterror}}}}

* {{App|VegaStrike|3D action-space-sim allowing player to trade and bounty hunt in a vast universe.|http://vegastrike.sourceforge.net/|{{AUR|vegastrike}}}}

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* {{App|Lincity-ng|City simulation game in which you are required to build and maintain a city. You can win the game either by building a sustainable economy or by evacuating all citizens with spaceships.|http://lincity-ng.berlios.de/|{{Pkg|lincity-ng}}}}

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* {{App|Simutrans|Another Transport simulation that works on linux with sdl.|http://www.simutrans.com/|{{Pkg|simutrans}}}}

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* {{App|OpenTTD|An open source simulation game based upon Transport Tycoon Deluxe.|http://www.openttd.org/|{{Pkg|openttd}}}}

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* {{App|Advanced Strategic Command|Turn based strategy game in the tradition of the Battle Isle series.|http://www.asc-hq.org/|{{AUR|asc}}}}

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* {{App|Crimson Fields|Tactical war game in the tradition of Battle Isle.|http://crimson.seul.org/|{{AUR|crimson}}}}

* {{App|nQuake|Fast paced multiplayer FPS focusing on movement and trick jumps. The very popular Quake/QuakeWorld package, including ezQuake client, 24bit textures, maps, bots and more. Automatic post-installation set up. Can play on-line for free.|http://nquake.sourceforge.net/|{{AUR?|nquake}}}}

* {{App|Arx Libertatis|This project aims to be a cross-platform, open source port of Arx Fatalis, a 2002 first-person role-playing game developed by Arkane Studios.|http://arx-libertatis.org/|{{AUR|arx-libertatis}}}}

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* {{App|OpenMW|Attempt to reimplement the popular role playing game [[Wikipedia:Morrowind|Morrowind]]. OpenMW aims to be a fully playable, open source implementation of the game's engine.|http://openmw.org|{{AUR|openmw}}}}

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==== Heroes of Might and Magic series ====

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* {{App|fheores2|Attempt to reimplement the [[Wikipedia:Heroes of Might and Magic II|Heroes of Might and Magic II]] engine using SDL.|http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/fheroes2/index.php|{{AUR|fheroes2-svn}}}}

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* {{App|VCMI|Attempt to reimplement [[Wikipedia:Heroes of Might and Magic III|Heroes of Might and Magic III]].|http://forum.vcmi.eu/portal.php|{{AUR|vcmi-svn}}}}

:{{Tip| If running on a low resolution (netbook etc) either play it on external monitor, but you can't see the skill/action bar. You can move the Window pressing {{ic|Alt+left_mouse}}. You can see the action bar, but then you can't see the health bar anymore. Email Michael from linuxgamepublishing.com and ask for a fix - would be really great if we could fully enjoy this game on Linux netbooks}}

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|http://forum.sacred2.com|{{AUR?|Sacred}}}}

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* {{App|[[Wikipedia:Unreal Tournament|UT'99 (Unreal Tournament)]]|

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* {{App|[[Wikipedia:Unreal Tournament 2004|Unreal Tournament 2004]]|

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* {{App|[[Wikipedia:VVVVVV|VVVVVV]]|

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Highly praised 2d puzzle platform indie game with a C64 retro theme, with a great chiptune soundtrack. You can buy the full version for £1.67, or play the [http://www.kongregate.com/games/TerryCavanagh/vvvvvv-demo/ demo.] in a browser.

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|http://thelettervsixtim.es/|{{AUR|vvvvvv}}}}

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* {{App|[[Wikipedia:World of Goo|World of Goo]]|

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=== MMO ===

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{{Wikipedia|List of massively multiplayer online games}}

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* {{App|Planeshift|Role Playing Game immersed into a 3D virtual fantasy world which is FULLY FREE to play. Fully free means you will have no surprises of premium content which will limit your gameplay or unbalance the game. There are no limitations in skills, ranks, abilities, items you can gain with your free account|http://www.planeshift.it|{{AUR|planeshift}}}}

* {{App|Vendetta Online|3D space combat MMORPG for Windows, Mac, Linux and Android. This MMO permits thousands of players to interact as the pilots of spaceships in a vast universe|http://www.vendetta-online.com|{{AUR?|Vendetta Online}}}}

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* {{App|Wurm Online|3D MMO produced by Code Club AB in Sweden that allows players to choose between a PvP game and a non-PvP game based on different servers.

Revision as of 09:43, 14 July 2013

Note: This page strives to list all games known to run under GNU/Linux. Some of them are freely accessible via Official Repositories and AUR. For more about running games, related system configuration tips, see Gaming.

Glest — Free 3D real-time strategy game, where you control the armies of two different factions: Tech, which is mainly composed of warriors and mechanical devices, and Magic, that prefers mages and summoned creatures in the battlefield.

irukandjiAUR — Cross-platform 'pay as much as you want' (minimum $1 USD) scheme. A fun score attack shooter, set in an abstract underwater trench. Features unlockables, online score system, and challenges.

Tip: If running on a low resolution (netbook etc) either play it on external monitor, but you can't see the skill/action bar. You can move the Window pressing Alt+left_mouse. You can see the action bar, but then you can't see the health bar anymore. Email Michael from linuxgamepublishing.com and ask for a fix - would be really great if we could fully enjoy this game on Linux netbooks

Planeshift — Role Playing Game immersed into a 3D virtual fantasy world which is FULLY FREE to play. Fully free means you will have no surprises of premium content which will limit your gameplay or unbalance the game. There are no limitations in skills, ranks, abilities, items you can gain with your free account

RTS

Unknown Horizons — 2.5D isometric realtime strategy simulation with an emphasis on economy and city building. Expand your small settlement to a strong and wealthy colony, collect taxes and supply your inhabitants with valuable goods. Increase your power with a well balanced economy and with strategic trade and diplomacy

Warzone 2100 - 2.* — You command the forces of The Project in a battle to rebuild the world after mankind has almost been destroyed by nuclear missiles. The game offers campaign, multi-player, and single-player skirmish modes. An extensive tech tree with over 400 different technologies, combined with the unit design system, allows for a wide variety of possible units and tactics

Tycoon/Management Games

OpenTTD — Open source clone of the Microprose game "Transport Tycoon Deluxe", a popular game originally written by Chris Sawyer. It attempts to mimic the original game as closely as possible while extending it with new features